Another drug processing lab busted, couple detained

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PENANG: Police busted another drug syndicate in the state with the arrest of a couple, who had been using their house as a drug-processing laboratory to produce ecstasy pills, three days ago.

SEIZED : Gan showing powdered drugs including the equipment to make Ecstasy pills. — Bernama photo

SEIZED : Gan showing powdered drugs including the equipment to make Ecstasy pills. — Bernama photo

Timur Laut Narcotic Crimes Investigation Department chief ACP Gan Kon Meng said the raid on the house at Jalan Sungai Nibong was carried out at about 1pm after police surveillance, based on a tip-off from the public.

“Following surveillance, we raided the house on Tuesday and detained a 29-year-old man who worked as an electrical technician and a 25-year-old woman who worked as a cashier.

“They are husband and wife,” he told reporters here yesterday.

He added that a 19-year-old teenage girl, a musician, believed to be a colleague of the couple, was also detained during the raid.

Gan said during the raid, police seized four packets of powdered drugs (Ecstasy) weighing 5.7kg, believed to be worth about RM171,000, equipment for processing drugs, liquid chemicals, electric stove, moulds for producing pills, hammer and digital weighing scale.

He added that all three suspects would be remanded for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carried the mandatory death sentence if convicted.

“We are also carrying out investigations to find out how long the syndicate was actively involved in processing drugs and if there were other syndicate members,” he said.

On May 16, police had conducted a similar raid an uncovered a drug-processing laboratory in a condominium at Tanjong Tokong. — Bernama